Alright, I'm pretty sure I didn't see anyone post about this, but if you did, please link your thread in the replies.
PvPLands is not a competitor to InvadedLands, nor was it made to be a competitor; its sole purpose was to raise money for the events of Skeppy and BBH. About 3-4 months ago, when Skeppy hosted the first event, it didn't have cash prizes, but later it was implemented to generate more views and players to the server.
If we do some basic math and count the event videos, Skeppy made with cash prizes, and it becomes pretty clear that he has spent more than 30-40k$ on events.
And that is not a small sum of money, which means that for Skeppy to keep making these events, he needs more revenue >> PvPLands.
PvPLands offers silver, gold, and diamond passes, which prioritizes those who buy them in the events, thus giving Skeppy more revenue to make more events.
Now some of you might be annoyed because InvadedLands is "dying" and slowly getting less popular. Still, I think this is good because the server doesn't lag anymore, there are no more annoying kids on kitpvp, skyblock, or survival, and overall the play experience of the server is better.
TL;DR: pvplands = revenue = more events. invaded = clear of 'owo" kids = better play experience!
THIS IS FULLY MY OPINION, PLEASE DON'T BASH THIS THREAD! THANK YOU FOR READING!